Energy Analytics Institute (EAI)

Petrobras acquired 13 blocks in the ANP’s 5th permanent concessions offer cycle

SALVADOR, BRAZIL (Pedro Silva, Energy Analytics Institute, 17.Jun.2025, Words: 364) — Petrobras acquired 10 blocks in the Foz do Amazonas basin and 3 blocks in […]

Staatsolie and PETRONAS ink PSC for deep offshore block 66

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 17.Jun.2025, Words: 315) — Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname N.V. signed a production sharing contract (PSC) with PETRONAS Suriname […]

Fact sheet Córdoba: renewable energies and biofuels leader

HOUSTON, TEXAS (Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 17.Jun.2025, Words: 263) — Córdoba is located at the geographic heart of Argentina. Extending over an area of […]

Equinor secures Santos basin exploration acreage in Brazil for $5.5mn

SALVADOR, BRAZIL (Pedro Silva, Energy Analytics Institute, 17.Jun.2025, Words: 302) — Equinor, which has been present in Brazil for over 2 decades, was awarded a […]

Talos reveals enhanced strategy, targets $100mn in increased annualized CF

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (Steve Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 17.Jun.2025, Words: 410) — Talos Energy Inc. announced its enhanced corporate strategy designed to position the Houston-based […]

Sunnoo launches fully renewable EV charging station in New Mexico

HOUSTON, TEXAS (Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 17.Jun.2025) — Sunnoo deployed its first utility-patented, grid-independent EV charging station — a fully renewable, self-contained unit that […]

Q&A: Is Venezuela about to lose Citgo, its most prized foreign asset?

HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Marianna Parraga, Reuters, 16.Jun.2025, Words: 685) — A U.S. court-organized auction of shares in the parent company of Venezuela-owned Citgo Petroleum has […]

Petroecuador reports SOTE break, says personnel on site at KM 86 performing control work

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 16.Jun.2025, Words: 140) — State-owned EP Petroecuador reported a pipeline break along the El Reventador sector of […]

Petrobras inks first of 3 contracts with Consag Engenharia for Train 2 of the RNEST

SALVADOR, BRAZIL (Pedro Silva, Energy Analytics Institute, 16.Jun.2025, Words: 258) — Petrobras signed the first 3 contracts with Consag Engenharia S.A. as a result of […]

Sweden’s Sandvik wins major mining equipment order in Mexico

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (Fidencio Casillas, Energy Analytics Institute, 16.Jun.2025, Words: 132) — Sweden’s Sandvik has been awarded a large underground mining equipment order from La […]

TotalEnergies expands Malaysia’s portfolio strengthening its ties with PETRONAS

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (Steve Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 16.Jun.2025) — During Energy Asia 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, TotalEnergies announced the acquisition from PETRONAS of interests […]

TotalEnergies enters 40 Chevron-operated exploration blocks offshore the US

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (Steve Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 16.Jun.2025, Words: 238) — TotalEnergies acquired a 25% working interest in a portfolio of exploration leases offshore […]

Touchstone says £10.325mn in gross proceeds remains outstanding after private placement

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 16.Jun.2025, Words: 241) — Touchstone Exploration Inc., further to its 8 May 2025 announcement regarding a £15.375mn […]

Blue Sky starts drill program at Ivana uranium-vanadium project in Argentina

SALVADOR, BRAZIL (Pedro Silva, Energy Analytics Institute, 16.Jun.2025, Words: 307) — Blue Sky Uranium Corp. announced that Ivana Minerales S.A. (JVCO, a partnership with a […]

Baker Hughes to acquire Continental Disc Corporation in deal valued at $540mn

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (By Steve Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 16.Jun.2025, Words: 425) — Baker Hughes agreed to acquire Continental Disc Corporation (CDC) from investment partnerships managed by Tinicum […]

Zenobē and Brampton ink CA$4bn electrify transit bus fleet initiative in UK-Canada collaboration

ATLANTA, GEORGIA (Chad Archey, Energy Analytics Institute, 15.Jun.2025, Words: 475) — A group of UK and Canada-based partners including TD Securities Inc. and OEMs will launch […]

Mexico’s president Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo to meet with Trump at G7 Summit in Canada

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (Fidencio Casillas, Energy Analytics Institute, 14.Jun.2025, Words: 230) — Mexico’s president Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo plans to meet with her US counterpart Donald […]

Gas-short Trinidad and Tobago eyes re-emergence as regional energy hub

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 13.Jun.2025, Words: 370) — Natural gas-short Trinidad and Tobago looks to re-emerge as a regional energy […]

Venezuela’s ‘Black Gold’: upgrading very heavy crudes, Orinoco v heavy Arabian

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA / HOUSTON, TEXAS (Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 13.Jun.2025, Words: 2,800) — The increasing global demand for petroleum products has led to […]

EAI’s Suriname NRG Prospector: TotalEnergies and APA eye GranMorgu [23pg pdf download]

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 13.Jun.2025, Words: 6,000) — Nestled on the northeaster coast of South America, Surname is a small yet […]

Trinidad and Tobago extends deep water bidding round to 17 Sep. 2025

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 12.Jun.2025, Words: 175) — Trinidad and Tobago’s Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries (MEEI) has granted […]

Ecuador completes major maintenance at Agoyán hydroelectric plant

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 12.Jun.2025, Words: 210) — After nearly 100,000 hours of continuous operation, the fourth major overhaul of Unit […]

Sheinbaum says Mexico making advances on Olinia prototype EV

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (By Fidencio Casillias, Energy Analytics Institute, 12.Jun.2025, Words: 254) — Mexico continues to make advances with regards to the first prototype of […]

Venezuela’s ‘Black Gold’: the Petrocedeño (formerly Sincor) upgrader

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA / HOUSTON, TEXAS (Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 12.Jun.2025, Words: 702) — The Sincor upgrader was built in an area of over […]

Mexican imports of US piped-gas averaged 7.3 Bcf/d this week, according to the EIA

ATLANTA, GEORGIA / MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (Chad Archey and Fidencio Casillas, Energy Analytics Institute, 12.Jun.2025, Words: 425) — Mexican imports of piped-gas from the US […]

Venezuela’s ‘Black Gold’: an in-depth look at Sincor from EHCO to Zuata Sweet

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA / HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 11.Jun.2025, Words: 1,950) — Sincor, since renamed Petrocedeño, was envisioned and all about […]

Sempra Infrastructure inks HOA with Japan’s JERA for US LNG supply

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (Steve Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 11.Jun.2025) — Sempra subsidiary Sempra Infrastructure executed a non-binding heads of agreement (HOA) with JERA Co. Inc. for […]

Equinor awards Baker Hughes deal for abandonment operations in Oseberg east field

ATLANTA, GEORGIA (Chad Archey, Energy Analytics Institute, 11.Jun.2025, Words: 279) — Baker Hughes will provide Norway’s Equinor plug and abandonment (P&A) services in the Oseberg […]

Exclusive: frustrated by Pemex, Hokchi Energy pushed to change who buys its oil, sources say

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (By Reuters, 11.Jun.2025, Words: 745) — Mexico’s Hokchi Energy, frustrated by months of delayed payments for its oil and gas from state company Pemex, […]

Venezuela’s ‘Black Gold’: production and export grades, upgraded API properties [table]

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA / HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 11.Jun.2025, Words: 560) — Venezuela, despite ongoing US sanctions meant to halt the […]

First Majestic Silver identifies significant gold-silver discovery in Sonora, Mexico

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (Fidencio Casillias, Energy Analytics Institute, 11.Jun.2025, Words: 348) — First Majestic Silver Corp. identified a significant gold-silver discovery on its Santa Elena property in Sonora, […]

OEG to provide helifuel services and refuelling training for UK operator

HOUSTON, TEXAS (Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 10.Jun.2025, Words: 210) — OEG, an energy solutions business, secured a significant multi-year helifuel services contract with a […]

ABB and Applied Digital accelerate AI-ready data center

ATLANTA, GEORGIA (Chad Archey, Energy Analytics Institute, 11.Jun.2025) — Applied Digital, a builder and operator of next-generation data centers, launched an infrastructure partnership with ABB […]

Venezuela’s ‘Black Gold’: 4 ways to extract Faja crudes (VAPEX, CSS, THAI and SAGD)

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA / HOUSTON, TEXAS (Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 10.Jun.2025, Words: 900) — Heavy oil is similar to conventional reserves in many respects, […]

U Power updates on 2-fold growth strategy for 2025 and beyond

ATLANTA, GEORGIA (Chad Archey, Energy Analytics Institute, 10.Jun.2025, Words; 335) — U Power Limited revealed details regarding its two-fold growth strategy for 2025 and beyond. […]

GoldMining closes flow-through financing, starts exploration at Yellowknife gold project

ATLANTA, GEORGIA (Chad Archey, Energy Analytics Institute, 9.Jun.2025, Words: 392) — GoldMining Inc. closed its non-brokered private placement of 373,135 common shares, which qualify as […]

ABB wins electrical and automation contract for next generation of Petrobras FPSOs

SALVADOR, BRAZIL (Pedro Silva, Energy Analytics Institute, 10.Jun.2025, Words: 380) — ABB has been awarded a large order by Seatrium, a global provider of marine […]

Ecopetrol exports first shipment of 185,000 bbls of new marine fuel to the US

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 9.Jun.2025, Words: 328) — Ecopetrol revealed the initial export of 185,000 bbls of marine fuel derived from […]

GoldMining files early warning report on disposal of 60,000 shares of NevGold Corp.

HOUSTON, TEXAS (Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 9.Jun.2025, Words: 153) — GoldMining Inc. disposed of 60,000 common shares of NevGold Corp. pursuant to a market […]

YPF and Eni take a new step in the development of the Argentina LNG project

SALVADOR DE BAHIA, BRAZIL (By Pedro Silva, Energy Analytics Institute, 9.Jun.2025, Words: 256) — YPF and Eni signed a new agreement toward the completion of […]

Venezuela’s ‘Black Gold’: opportunity loss of 2.1 MMb/d from 6 new proposed upgraders

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA / HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 9.Jun.2025, Words: 1,600) — Proposals for 6 new joint ventures (JVs) in Venezuela’s […]

Subsea7 awarded contract Shell for the Aphrodite gas project in Trinidad and Tobago

ATLANTA, GEORGIA (Chad Archey, Energy Analytics Institute, 9.Jun.2025) — Subsea7 was awarded a sizable contract — with a value between $50mn-$150mn — by Shell for the […]

Venezuela lays foundation to boost petrol to $0.75/lt from $0.50/lt, Bloomberg Línea says

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 8.Jun.2025, Words: 136) — The government of Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro is laying the foundations to implement […]

Venezuela’s ‘Black Gold’: 4 original upgraders Sincor, Petrozuata, Cerro Negro and Hamaca

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA / HOUSTON, TEXAS (Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 8.Jun.2025, Words: 1,143) — Venezuela is blessed with numerous heavy-oil reservoirs, but none compares […]

FACT SHEET: Pemex timeline, celebrating its 87th anniversary

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (Fidencio Casillas, Energy Analytics Institute, 7.Jun.2025, Words: 297) — As part of the 87th anniversary of the creation of state-owned Petróleos Mexicanos […]

Trinidad’s MEEI minister Moonilal calls on Shell for more Manatee natural gas

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 7.Jun.2025, Words: 370) — Trinidad and Tobago’s Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries (MEEI) is very focused […]

LatAmNRG heard: ENARSA LNG tenders; Chevron Venezuela; Mexico US gas imports above 7 Bcf/d

HOUSTON, TEXAS (Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 6.Jun.2025, Words: 447) — LatAm and other NRG highlights, headlines and “heard on the street,” for the week […]

Eni and YPF ink agreement for participation in the 12 MTPA Argentina LNG project (ARG LNG 3)

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (Steve Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 6.Jun.2025, Words: 325) — Italy’s Eni and Argentina’s state-owned energy company YPF SA signed an agreement for […]

Petrobras served lawsuit for drilling rigs projects by Sete Brasil Participações for R$36bn

SALVADOR, BRAZIL (Pedro Silva, Energy Analytics Institute, 6.Jun.2025, Words: 165) — Brazil’s state-owned Petrobras has been served in a lawsuit filed by Sete Brasil Participações […]

Equinor’s “Energy Perspectives 2025” [2 PDF downloads]

HOUSTON, TEXAS (Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 6.Jun.2025, Words: 458) — Norway’s Equinor revealed its Energy Perspectives 2025 which lays out 4 scenarios for the […]